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The Beauty of Imperfection

By Daria Etezadi August 19, 2014

Some say thinner is better, while others think we could all use a little meat on our bones. Some favor more muscle while others strive for less overall body mass. The list goes on: dark skin or light skin,...

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Rio de Janeiro by night.

Reflecting on a Summer in Rio

By Allison Hillsbery August 19, 2014

I’ll admit that when I first got my housing assignment for this summer, I was a little wary. The sheet of paper said that I was to be living with a 76-year-old woman named Josenir. I didn’t have...

The library at Pembroke College, Cambridge University

The Value of Independent Imagination Reclaimed

By Kim Bussing August 13, 2014

Whether you’re working on a screenplay, a novel or creative nonfiction, no writer will agree on what the most important aspect writing is. Some will tell you characterization. Some will tell you...

College Life and the Joy of New Beginnings

By Justin Kotwicki August 13, 2014

I grew up dreading the start of high school and middle school. As I held on to the final weeks of long nights and late mornings, the days of endless homework and 6 a.m. alarms frighteningly crept forward....

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Lessons in Language and Embracing Fate

By Hannah Kaufman August 12, 2014

Every day we are confronted by obstacles or opportunities that we never even knew existed. Some of us still hold memories of near-death experiences, while others have all but forgotten the small difficulties...

Chocolate Eclair at Filomena

A Taste of Sweet Decadence

By Yiwen Hu August 6, 2014

I have long prided myself on being immune to the temptation of desserts. In fact, when I have reiterated to my friends that I do not have a sweet tooth, I have always been filled with a strange sense...

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Products from the fatgirl range.

Beauty Product Branding Exploits Lack of Confidence

By Daria Etezadi August 4, 2014

Over the past few weeks, I believed we had made a lot of progress in terms of encouraging self-confidence and positive body image. Take Meghan Trainor’s new single “All About That Bass,” which...

Romance Rewards in the Pursuit of Language Fluency

By Allison Hillsbery August 4, 2014

My great aunt once told me that she only learned French because she had a Parisian lover. I was 11 at the time and therefore considered this information both slightly disturbing and completely irrelevant...

Across the Atlantic, Rediscovering the Joy of Writing

By Kim Bussing July 30, 2014

Pembroke College of Cambridge University in the summer seems like something out of a novel. Expanses of grass (mowed and watered daily), exotic plants framing windows of buildings that have been home...

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22 Jump Street gave a perfect example of how no one knows exactly what to expect when they start living together in college.

Navigating the Delights and Difficulties of a Roommate

By Justin Kotwicki July 30, 2014

Having a roommate is a lot like living with a sibling. You see them at their worst, and they see the same of you. Just as interfamilial relationships can differ immensely, so can roommate relations. Not...

Lessons of Tolerance From Another World

By Hannah Kaufman July 28, 2014

If I were asked to describe in words the entirety of Georgetown’s campus life, I doubt that I’d ever be able to stop writing. The university is home to a hodgepodge of cultures that are continually...

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A traditional cannoli.

Crossing Borders with Culinary Skills

By Laura Wagner July 28, 2014

When I smell butter simmering in a skillet or hear chicken popping in a pan, I think of chicken potpie, my favorite dish from home. But I also think of my parents’ kitchen with the wooden table that’s...

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